For Stanford affiliates (i.e. undergraduates):

Are you interested in social media? Politics? Smartphone psychology? Then:

Professor Jennifer Pan in the Department of Communication is seeking multiple undergraduate research assistants interested in social media, digital technology, and politics!

Task: Americans’ political knowledge increasingly comes from ‘non-traditional’ media sources – e.g., Facebook, YouTube, Instagram. This project aims to map out where and how we’re encountering political information, where we're having political discussions, and how that contributes to our preferences and our emotions. We have data from research participants around the country, and we are looking for research assistants to read and categorize mobile phone screenshots.

Logistics: Summer Quarter. Must be able to commit at least ten hours per week. We will meet once per week (in person or virtual) but otherwise the work schedule is highly flexible. Pay is commensurate with experience, ordinarily $16/hour

Application: Please email your resume/CV, informal transcript, and a 2-3 sentence description of why you are interested in this project to dmuise@stanford.edu. Applicants should be prepared to complete a screenshot coding exercise as part of the interview process. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We will review the first round materials on Tuesday, June 18 – so please submit your application as soon as possible.